Ever since we stepped into December, I have been thinking a lot about 2022. I have found myself casting my mind forward, dreaming up new desires and thinking about what I want to create in my life in the coming year.
You see, I love to approach December as a month of preparation. Rather than simply seeing it as the end of one year, I like to see it as a run-up month to the new year. I’ve taken the entire month off work to reflect, review, dream, visualise, set intentions, plan and so much more. I see it as a powerful time to lay foundations, install new habits and get crystal clear on the vision for the year ahead.
What about you?
![Laying the foundation](https://i0.wp.com/kiransinghuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/KS-Laying-the-foundation-for-2022.jpg?resize=768%2C1000&ssl=1)
At the moment for me, this practice looks like this:
Clarifying what I desire for the new year
I have been working through several of the prompts that I created for ‘Live a Well-Designed Life‘ in order to clarify my theme for 2022, choose the core feelings that I want to guide me, and explore how I want to expand. I have been asking myself “What is my heart truly yearning for in the year ahead?“
![Tuning into My True Desires](https://i0.wp.com/kiransinghuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/KS-Tuning-into-My-True-Desires-e1569524954954.jpg?resize=1000%2C1404&ssl=1)
Connecting with that reality
Then, I have been using my journal to connect with my desires in an even deeper way. At the top of a page, I have written “It is now December 31st 2022, and….” From there I have described in detail what I desire to see manifest in each area of my life at this time next year. I have then been spending time each day visualising that future reality and feeling the feelings of living it.
![Cultivating inner Clarity](https://i0.wp.com/kiransinghuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/KS-Cultivating-inner-Clarity.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1)
Becoming the person I need to be
From here, I’ve been asking myself “Who do I need to be in order to create this?” This question has helped me see what needs to shift within my mindset, self-worth, beliefs and energy to become the person who lives in this reality. It is clearly showing me the inner work I need to do!
![What kind of person do you want to be](https://i0.wp.com/kiransinghuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/KS-What-kind-of-person-do-you-want-to-be.jpg?resize=1000%2C1500&ssl=1)
Laying foundations
Then I brought myself back to where I am now and asked myself:
- What can I start to do now to prepare me for what I want to create in the coming year?
- What can I do to bridge the gap between where I am and where I want to be?
As a result, I’ve been showing up every day to take the actions which will move me forward to that vision rather than waiting until starting the whole ‘process’ in January.
I would love to know how you are preparing for the new year? Do you have any particular practices, rituals or inner work you are doing?
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